Obituaries for February 2011

Obituary

Richard E. (Dick) Bower died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was 78. Dick was born Nov. 21, 1932, in Greystone, to Robert and Gladys Bower. He ...

Robert Lawrence Clark, a lifetime Moffat County resident, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, after a long illness. He was 71. Robert was born Sept. 26, 1939. He was a rancher, trapper, hunter, hunter’s guide, and a natural wild animal lover ...

Montrose

Sandra Lou Penasa Wood, of Montrose, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at the Montrose Memorial Hospital. She was 54. Sandy was born in Grand Junction to James and Marie Penasa. Her childhood years were spent in numerous areas of Colorado ...

Longtime Routt County resident Rosa DeVault passed away Saturday. A funeral Mass is at noon Saturday at Holy Name Catholic Church and will be followed by a graveside service. A visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Yampa ...

James W. Blevins died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at The Memorial Hospital in Craig following a brief illness. He was 65. Jim was born Oct. 23, 1945, in Denver. He was raised and attended school in Bozeman, Mont. While in ...

Longtime Little Snake River Valley resident Donald Lee Ogg died Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at The Memorial Hospital in Craig. Don will be missed for his honesty, loyalty and unfailingly positive outlook on life. He was famous for his whistle. ...

Manuel L. Gomez, 72, of Craig, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at his daughter’s home in Rifle, with his family at his side. Manuel was born June 3, 1938, in Carbondale, to Joe F. and Daisy M. (Blue) Gomez. Manuel ...

Craig

Douglas Lloyd Vaughan started this adventure he called life March 9, 1960, in Boulder. Little did he know he was to become the older of two boys to Lloyd and Charolette Vaughan. He spent his youth with his younger brother, ...

Lela Nevielle Spencer, 90, a retired federal employee, died Dec. 20, 2011, at the Doak Walker Care Center. She was born June 4, 1920, in Walsenburg. She was active in Eastern Star, and in the community life of Hayden. She ...

Emily Reeve Ingram died Jan. 31, 2011, at the Doak Walker Care Center. She was a daughter of Ralph and Edith Reeve, a pioneer family who homesteaded in Northwest Colorado and owned a ranch on the Williams Fork River east ...

Craig

Leonard Charles Miller, a longtime Craig resident, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at the home of his son in Grand Junction. He was 88. Leonard was born June 28, 1922, in Ink, Mo., the son of Otis Hansford and Effie ...

Craig

Thomas J. Huber, of Craig, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at The Memorial Hospital in Craig. He was 53. Tom was born Aug. 9, 1957, in Grand Junction, the son of Albert J. and Mary L. (Dunlap) Huber. He was ...

George L. Columbia, formerly of the Yampa Valley, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at his home in Hotchkiss. He was 81. George will be reunited with his parents, Dana and Stella Columbia; sisters Irla, Delores and Darlene; daughter Carla; and ...

Lois O. Schoeber, 101, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born Aug. 31, 1909, in Naponee, Neb. The Morse family homesteaded at Great Divide. Lois was a pioneer farm wife. She ...

Jeffrey G. G. Curtis, son of Raimie Ann Hill, was born Dec. 16, 1988, in Delta. He died Jan. 19, 2011, in Round Rock, Texas. He was 22. He is survived by his son, Jacob A. Curtis, 2 1/2; girlfriend ...

Wesley Don Adams, of Logandale, Nev., died Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, in Salt Lake City, from complications due to treatment for cancer in the liver. He was 61. He was born June 27, 1949, in Vernal, Utah, to Donald Lee ...